Midterm Exam Review

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EAST HARTFORDADULT EDUCATIONMidterm Exam ReviewSpring 2012

Part I: The Graphic Novel
  1. Identify the following elements of a graphic novel:
    1. Panel
    2. Gutter
    3. Dialog balloon (two examples)
    4. Captions (two examples)
  2. Answer the following questions using page 3 from Persepolis(be specific):
    1. Read the captions. Direct your attention to the second panel where the authors is sitting with a group of little girls all wearing veils. The caption reveals that we can only see a little bit of the author’s arm. What is the significance of this caption to the other captions on this page? What is the author foreshadowing?
    2. Look at the third panel that shows a number of people protesting. Read the caption. What do you notice about this panel when it is compared to other panels on the page? Why do you think it’s darker? What does the darkness symbolize? What emotion is the author representing here and is it effective?
    3. Examine the captions of the various panels. How do the captions differ from the dialog balloons? What kind of information is provided in the captions versus in the things the characters say
    4. Panels 4 and 5 see the addition of various dialog balloons. What do you learn from these balloons? What do the children have to say about the veils? What do the pictures show students doing with their veils, and why?
  3. What do the following different layout elements say about each panel (consider figures, faces, foreground, mid-ground, background, hands/feet)?
    1. Page 11, top panel
    2. Page 12, 5th panel
    3. Page 15, bottom panel
    4. Page 16, 2nd panel
    5. Page 16, 7th panel
    6. Page 17, 3rd and 5th panels
4. Use any chapter in the novel and identify graphic elements evident in this chapter. How do these elements link to two of the following?
i. Character of the narrator:
ii. Role of religion:
iii. Political realities of the time period:
iv. Narrator’s family relationship:

PART II: Iran
  1. What were your first impressions aboutIranand how have they changed in the course of the semester? Be specific.
  2. Write five (5) facts aboutIranthat you learned from the New York Times Overview and Rick Steves’ documentary on Iran.
  3. Name two historical facts about Iran in Persepolis (be specific and include the chapter or page numbers found in the text to support these facts):

PART III: Persepolis
  1. Choose two (2) binaries from a list provided and identify where and how they are evident in the novel (be specific; use chapter names or page numbers).
  2. How does the character of Marji reflect (or does not reflect) what was going on inIran?
  3. How is the connection of religion and politics evident in the novel? How is it conflicting?
  4. What is the role of women in the novel and what is the conflict they endure inIranduring the Islamic revolution?